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FZNT02 KNHC 231605
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 UTC TUE AUG 23 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC TUE AUG 23.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC WED AUG 24.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC THU AUG 25.

.WARNINGS.

...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE IRENE AT 20.5N 71.0W 980 MB AT 1500 UTC AUG 23 MOVING 
W-NW OR 295 DEG AT 10 KT.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 85 GUSTS 105 
KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND WITHIN 120 NM S SEMICIRCLE...180 
NM NE QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 240 NM NE QUADRANT...120 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 31 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 22.3N 73.8W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 190 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW 
QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 
STORM FORCE WIND AREA WITH SEAS TO 35 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 25.3N 76.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 KT.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND 
WITHIN 160 NM NW AND SE QUADRANTS...190 NM NE QUADRANT AND 120 
NM SW QUADRANT.  SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 210 NM NE...180 NM NW AND 
SE AND 90 NM SW QUADRANTS WITH SEAS TO 40 FT.
.72 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 29.2N 77.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 110 GUSTS 135 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 33.0N 77.5W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 100 GUSTS 120 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST  HURRICANE IRENE NEAR 37.5N 76.0W.  MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WIND 65 GUSTS 80 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 420 NM NE AND 300 NW QUADRANTS...AND 
WITHIN 210 NM S SEMICIRCLE  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 480 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 240 NM NW AND 
120 NM SW QUADRANTS  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST...EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IRENE WARNING...OVER 
FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 570 NM E SEMICIRCLE...AND 300 NW AND 180 
NM SW QUADRANTS  WINDS TO 33 KT.  SEAS TO 12 FT. 

.ATLC LOW PRES AT 22N38W 1012 MB.  WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT OF 
LOW PRES  E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.  ELSEWHERE N 
OF 22N E OF 41W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES NEAR 24N42W 1013 MB.  WITHIN 390 NM 
NE QUADRANT  WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  SEAS 10 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.
ELSEWHERE N OF 24N E OF 44W  E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST  LOW PRES DISSIPATED.  N OF 24N FROM 40W TO 
50W  E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.  SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA  WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT.  SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

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.FORECASTER WALLY BARNES.  NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.